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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what is on fire when the boys get back from eating with Dally?

2. Who is nicknamed Cherry?

3. What does Cherry tell the cops about Bob's murder?

4. What does Cherry say about Ponyboy's name?

5. Why did Ponyboy pass out after the fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Ponyboy see as differences between him and his peers?

2. What do Johnny and Ponyboy do in the vacant lot?

3. What do Johnny and Ponyboy talk about one morning while watching the sunrise?

4. What does Ponyboy do when he wakes up in the church?

5. What is Ponyboy's living arrangement?

6. Describe the park that Johnny and Ponyboy go to in Chapter 4.

7. What happens when Ponyboy comes home late in Chapter 3?

8. What news does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny when he comes to see them at the church?

9. What does Ponyboy tell Cherry and the others about Darry as they are walking to Two-Bit's house?

10. What does Dally tell Ponyboy and Johnny to do when the come to him for help after the park fight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the similarities between the greasers and the Socs. How are they not really all that different from each other? Why does each group think the other is better off? What specific events or conversations in the novel indicate that the two groups have some things in common?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Johnny's growth throughout the story. What events contribute to his maturity and change the way he looks at life?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of the novel. What time period is it, and what type of place do the characters live in? What activities, slang, etc. "date" the novel? What impact does this setting have on present-day readers? Is it more difficult to connect with the characters? What significance does the setting have to the events of the novel? Could the events have just as easily happened today? Why or why not?

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